Android vs: Apple

I prefer Android to the walled garden of Apple, but Apple devices are great for people who just want the device to work and don't mind the restrictions.?ÿ My wife is an example of the latter, an Apple triple-play gal (Macbook, iPad, iPhone).

My personal phone is an iphone6s and my company phone is an LG Kv20, an android (circumstances beyond my control - choose your battles). Before the 6s I carried a 3, then a 4, then a 4s. The KV20 has great battery life, a good screen, and does all the things I would want it to do. When the 4s crapped out I went into the store intending to replace it with a KV20, but Verizon gave me the 6s, free, as a warranty replacement.?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ

My son is in the software business and has, at times, been involved in app development for android. He says the thing is that with Apple apps there are a limited number of devices that your app might be run on. You can test your apple app on each and every one of them, and work out the bugs. In contrast there are thousands of android devices that may use your android app. It's not realistic to test it on each and every one of them.?ÿ ?ÿ

My personal phone is an iPhone 6.

My work phone is a Samsung S7 Android.

I personally prefer the iPhone, Android is just annoying, constant notifications, it's a pest.?ÿ But that is just my preference, use whatever you like or are used to.?ÿ I prefer the iPhone look and feel, and the way things work.

The Samsung has a wonderful camera and a lot more storage, though.

Switched from iPhone about a year ago. I like the options of Android and price point of devices. Another household member switched about 6 months ago and has slowly adapted. Both of us are Android tablet users and Microsoft Windows users too. We have a Moto Z and an LG.

Another household member uses an?ÿ iMac Air and iPad?ÿ and has an iPhone 7 and it makes sense that they remain an Apple user. Everything?ÿ integrates great for them.

So being a total Apple user makes sense to keep iPhone usage.

Samsung makes good hardware, but don't give up on Android to until you try a phone that isn't "skinned" or has several layers of bloatware and un-installable apps.?ÿ I have a rodman that has a ZTE Blade (I think) that he got on Amazon for $100 and it is a pretty good phone.?ÿ I have a $900 Pixel 2 XL.?ÿ The Pixel is a little faster, has a little better camera, and a little better battery - but it honestly isn't $800 better.

I like Apple, also - my only issue with them is if you're in for a penny you're in for a pound - and probably for the forseeable future.

Plumb Bill, The bloatware is a major gripe of mine, in fact it is the gripe. My S6 has stuff on it pre-installed from the factory that cannot be removed.

I cannot remove Facebook and many of the pre-installed samsung options like their own Internet browser and document handlers, think pdf or spreadsheet viewers. I want a phone that has what I want on it and nothing else.

I know nothing of the Blade phone you speak of.?ÿ

Apple is not a perfect solution either.

Steve, you can disable the pre-installed Android crapware in the App Manager under Settings. It won't remove them from the phone, but it shuts them down so they don't run in the background.

Posted by: Peter Lothian

Steve, you can disable the pre-installed Android crapware in the App Manager under Settings. It won't remove them from the phone, but it shuts them down so they don't run in the background.

Yes, I know, but there is so very much of it and in addition to the large obvious embedded programs such as Facebook there are dozens of small applications that Samsung embeds that I have no clue about, never use yet can't delete it.

I wish I could pick and choose what I want and nothing else.

Since you have probably paid of the S6, you could get rid of the software by rooting the S6 and then you have the power to remove programs.?ÿ ?ÿAlso be able to change the GUI interface.?ÿ ?ÿIf you brick it, then go out and pay another 2 year contract for a new iphone or other phone.

I think the only rooting Steve is likely to do involves the toy surprise in a box of Cracker Jack. In previous posts, he's indicated a lack of interest in the arcane wizardry in the divination of computer guts.

I just have a good old fashioned human being who follows me around and tells the grocery stores which peanut butter wrapper I find more compelling.

Posted by: Peter Lothian

I think the only rooting Steve is likely to do involves the toy surprise in a box of Cracker Jack. In previous posts, he's indicated a lack of interest in the arcane wizardry in the divination of computer guts.

You are correct about the wizardry but I do have a daughter who is something of a techie girl and she would understand what that means.

Rooting? Bricking? How do you guys know this stuff?

I was always fond of Captain Crunch for their prizes.

I've owned Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, Motorola, and other brands of phones. By far (really, really far), the MS phone was my favorite (running Windows 10 Mobile). Sadly, it didn't grow roots, so W10M is out. I liked Samsungs for awhile, but their overlays on top of Android are getting more and more bloated and irritating.

My current phone is a OnePlus 6 and it's a really awesome phone, for an Android. No, I'm not a big Android fan, but it's better than iOS IMHO. The OnePlus is stable and doesn't have a bunch of bloatware on it. The specs are slightly lower than the newest models, but you can't tell, since the software is so well optimized. This thing runs circles around my old Samsung S8+, despite the slightly lower specs. The best part? It cost less than HALF of a new Samsung, and includes a supercharger, case, and pre-installed screen protector. If I have to have Android, it's going to be a OnePlus.

I've had a few Samsung Android phones. This latest one, and I think it started occurring with a later OS update, now nags me at least once a day, and often more, to set up my Samsung account. It even helpfully dings twice for each of these notifications. NO, thank you. It now also has a pink vertical line on the right side. There was a way to get rid of it by re-calibrating the screen, but that's stopped working. I, of course, just paid it off last spring. I'm living with the line for now.

I really don't like Apple products. I had an iPhone for a week on a work trip and never really adjusted to it.

Melita

My 7 year old iphone 4S is looking better every day. I've never had to root it, brick it, jail break or shank it. I once had to change out the battery but that only ran me five bucks off ebay and fifteen minutes of fiddling with it. Now that I think about it, that did involve shanking it with a teeny-tiny screwdriver.

My personal phone is an Apple just because it is really simple to use and there is no need to fiddle around to optimize it. It just works out of the box. For my work I am using a cheap china xiaomi phone. It is cheap and do not have much complains about it since I do not use it often but to be a wireless hotspot.?ÿ

Samsung S5 is more phone than I need.

There is an app for everything.

I turned off all the bloaware that I can and stopped uodating most of the google crap I'd never usr and will probably root in the future.

I really like the wifi options for calling.

I have the S9 plus. Started with s series at the 5. It does take longer to get one working the way you want, but it's a lot of power when you need it.?ÿ

The apple products have better apps if you run an SUAS program. Other than that I haven't seen an advantage.

I am an android user. Old Motorola droid which is pretty much bullet proof and fits my pocket just fine. I bought my wife and daughter I-phones so when they have trouble with them, and they do, I can just say I don't know, and walk away.?ÿ?ÿ